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The Skinny on Diet and Health Apps

The Skinny on Diet and Health Apps

FromPrognosis: Losing it


The Skinny on Diet and Health Apps

FromPrognosis: Losing it

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Do exercise-tracking apps and gadgets like the Fitbit actually make us healthier? Or do they just create a high-tech, data-centric illusion of control over our weight, sleep and general well-being? Bloomberg's Naomi Kresge loaded up some popular apps to find the answer –- and to see if she could get a better night’s sleep than her husband.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jun 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

For much of human history, we’ve turned to diets to lose weight and improve our health. But it’s mostly been in vain. No matter how much the number on the scale drops begins to go down, chances are that the weight will come back. That’s just what the science says. But when it comes to weight, the facts just don’t seem to matter. Losing It, a new series from Bloomberg’s Prognosis, looks at how we got weight loss so wrong — and whether there’s a better way forward.